Syria Today 21-4-2013

Posted by abeer on April 22nd, 2013

Local Coordination Committees in Syria

By the end of Sunday the Local Committees documented 566 martyrs, including tens of women and children: 483 martyrs were reported in Damascus and its suburbs most of them were killed in Jdaidet Artouz massacre; 23 in Aleppo; 21 in Idlib, among them 14 in Maghara village; 15 in Homs; 12 in Daraa; 7 in Deir Ezzor; and 5 in Hama

The Committees have documented 294 points of bombing in various Syrian cities and towns. Aviation bombardments by warplanes counted in 10 points in various regions.Clusters shelling were reported in Sarmeen,Binnish and Sayad in Idlib; vacuum shelling was reported in Moadamiya and Daraya in Damascus Suburbs . Artillery shelling counted in 126

The FSA has clashed with regime forces in 108 points through which it downed a plane in Ateibeh, Damascus Suburbs while it was launching strikes in the neighboring towns and the FSA has also targeted one of thugs-carrying buses and killed more than 25 of them, and in Deir Khabieh it shelled areas of thugs’ gatherings with mortar shells, and in Harasta the Military Vehicles Headquarters was targeted and a number of soldiers belonging to regime forces were killed, while in Daraya the FSA has targeted a number of thugs’ sites with mortar shells, and in Qatana it destroyed Qatana Checkpoint and killed all of the members and destroyed a Shilka vehicle as well, in Mouadamieh, Damascus Suburbs the FSA has killed more than 100 thugs who tried to storm the area and targeted Special Forces’ Headquarters and the Military Police with mortar shells, while in Damascus it killed a number of regime forces members after clashes in Teshreen and Qadam neighborhoods, in Daraa 100 soldier has defected from the Fifth and Ninth Division while in Aleppo, the FSA has targeted places of thugs’ gathering in Salaheddin neighborhood, and in Tabaqa, Raqqa a group of regime soldiers have defected and joined the FSA and in Ariha, the FSA has targeted Sinaa checkpoint and in Deir Ezzor it fired locally-made missiles toward the mountain’s artillery that shells the neighborhoods indiscriminatelypoints, mortar shelling counted in 93 points; while rocket shelling counted for 60 points on various parts of Syria.

Daraa: Sahm Joulan: Renewed fierce artillery shelling was reported in the town

Damascus Suburbs: Beit Sahm: Fierce clashes between the FSA and regime’s army were reported at the town’s entrance from Damascus International Airport side

Daraa: Renewed shelling was reported from the neighboring barracks in Tseel town toward villages and towns of Wadi Yarmouk

Damascus Suburbs: Hamoriah: 4 martyrs and several wounded due to the rocket launchers shelling in the town

Daraa: Samad: Beginning of artillery shelling was reported in the village

Damascus suburbs: Deir khaiba: Fierce artillery shelling from different angles targeting the town among heavy gunfire from light an moderate weapons
Damascus Subrubs : Jdaidet Al-Fadel: Initial count of the horrific massacre committed by regime forces is more than 450 Martyr, most of them are children and women. They were executed by slaughtering with knives and burning bodies. Including 100 martyrs who were arrested days ago, executed and their bodies were burned next to regiment 100. To note that raiding and execution campaign is continuing after regime forces and Shabeeha spread in Jdaidet and they cut all roads and communications. Local

Coordination committees appeal all human right organizations to enter Jdaidet Al-Fadel area and evacuate remaining civilians.

Damascus Suburbs: Moadamiya: Warplane launch raids of airstrikes in the area that located between the Moadamiya and Daraya__

Damascus Suburbs: Jdaidet Artouz: Security forces launch a random wave of arrest during the burial of the massacre martyrs

Daraa: Kafarshams: Renewed the artillery shelling from brigade 112 in the southern of Harfoush area

Aleppo: Layramoun: Fierce artillery shelling targets the area along with clashes between the FSA and the regime forces who are trying to storm the area

Homs: Houla: Fierce shelling with artillery and tanks target the city from Qermis checkpoint
Damascus Suburbs: Jdaidet Artouz Al-Balad: 28 bodies were found, among them 3 women and 3 children, inside one of the hospitals
Deir Ezzor: Since yesterday, fierce clashes were reported between the FSA, that is besieging Deir Ezzor Military Airport, and regime forces stationed in the airport who have used tanks and all types of heavy weapons in an attempt to resist FSA’s attacks who was able to destroy a Shilka vehicle and kill many regime soldiers. Regime forces intensified its shelling in Mohasan city with rocket launchers stationed at Deir Ezzor city entrance at Damascus Deir Ezzor Road (Panorama Roundabout) and shelled the city with 8 rockets. Regime forces have also shelled today Deir Ezzor city, Mreyieh and Bouomar villages. From the southern front, regime forces made an attempt to surround the FSA who was able to resist to them and there are reports of capturing a group of regime soldiers. On another front, regime forces stationed at Panorama Roundabout shelled Tabieh Jazira village and assaulted a Gas Factory directly, which led to complete power outage in the area

Daraa: Khirbet Ghazaleh: Artillery shelling targets the town

Homs: Qusair: Warplane launches several air strikes in the city

Homs: Regime forces storm Karm Shami neighborhood amid a raid campaign that claimed a number of houses nearby Haj Atef Square, and one person was arrested

Homs: Qaritein: Warplane launches an air strike in the city along with shelling with artillery and mortar

Deir Ezzor: Regime forces target the Gas Factory in Tabieh Jazira village and cause severe damages in it

Hama: A powerful explosion was heard in Ganoub Malaab neighborhood nearby the clinic

Idlib: Jabal Zawyeh: Several children martyrs and wounded were reported due to artillery shelling in the village that targeted one of the schools

Damascus Suburbs: Douma: A number of wounded, among them in severe cases, were reported due to mortar shelling in the city